Warhawks Keep Losing, Drop 9-5 Contest to Colorado
The <Colorado Bears:team#2> relied on the hitting of first baseman <Ken Thompson:player#8167> to stop the <Illinois Warhawks:team#74>, 9-5. For the game, Thompson was 3-4 with a home run and a double, while adding 5 RBI and scoring once. <Petro Groeneveld:player#10923>, the winning pitcher, improved to 17-13. He pitched 5.1 innings, giving up 4 hits and 2 runs, while striking out 7 and walking 3. <Dave Weber:player#10969> converted his 2nd save in 3 tries.

<Greg Anderson:player#7053>, who is tied for 3rd in the FL in triples with 10, aided the Colorado cause with a run-scoring  sacrifice fly in the bottom of the fourth. For the game, the center fielder drove in one run.

"We swung the bats good throughout the lineup," said Colorado skipper  .

The current losing streak for Illinois has reached 7 games.



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